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A survey of people and recruitment professionals found a host of factors are contributing to the current glut of unfilled vacancies
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Women's health at work
Q&A: Rikshita Khela on introducing period days and female welfare vans – and coming back from maternity leave

Seven in 10 women are negatively impacted by their period at work – how can HR help?

Menopause in the workplace: what employers need to know and do

‘Go forth and amplify’: Davina McCall on becoming an ‘accidental activist’ and why businesses need to support women through the menopause

The challenge for HR of supporting the squeezed generation

Why senior leaders are the key to effective workplace menopause support
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Will new data encourage better menopause support at work?

Experts offer tips to HR as People Management poll finds only four in 10 workers feel able to discuss their menopause

£37k awarded to office manager who was told: ‘Everybody gets menopause – just get on with it’

Majority of women with menopausal symptoms have negative experience at work, CIPD finds

Tribunals
Jaguar Land Rover ordered by tribunal to pay £147k after accusing ex-employee of not trying hard enough to find a new job

Warehouse worker sacked after colleague found online video of him being confronted by paedophile hunters was unfairly dismissed, tribunal rules

Rail safety worker sacked after failing a drug test because he drank herbal tea containing cocaine was unfairly dismissed, tribunal rules

Agency worker whose contract was cancelled hours after she disclosed her mental ill health was discriminated against, tribunal rules

60-year-old geophysicist whose boss called him a ‘pensioner’ and planned ways to ‘take him out’ was victim of discrimination and unfair dismissal, tribunal rules

Disabled woman told: ‘Don’t think you can swan in when you feel like it’ when seeking a phased return was constructively dismissed, tribunal rules

Care home assistant manager who was sacked without being told why was wrongfully dismissed, tribunal rules

An office worker who was excluded from a company-wide ‘free day off’ then not sent job adverts while on maternity leave was discriminated against, tribunal rules

Female hotel manager handed a 33 per cent pay cut during Covid was a victim of sex discrimination as two male managers only lost 25 per cent, tribunal rules

Judge vetoes use of polygraph at tribunal of waiter who quit after being told by her manager to ‘wear make-up’

£37k awarded to office manager who was told: ‘Everybody gets menopause – just get on with it’

Opinion
The ‘broken rung’ on the ladder: why are so many HR decision makers biased against women?

What will the nine-to-five look like by 2053?
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How to rescue the accidental manager by revamping roles and bringing in ‘coach AI’

Dear home secretary… a few suggestions to help businesses employ skilled overseas workers
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Is it a good idea to hire ‘boomerang’ employees?

How to make sure what you write is effective, not disastrous, for your organisation

Are egos and ignorance stopping executives from working in teams?
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It requires guts to be a leader in the future workplace – here are some tips to make it work

Navigating the new workplace: how all-round training and learning is the bedrock of future success

‘We must train people to learn, rather than to be trained’

Hybrid working
Constant stress and zero tolerance of toxic workplaces: what Gen Z and millennials really think about work

What can HR do about employees secretly working two jobs?

Technostress: what is it and how can HR help?

Advice to HR when handling work-from-home requests triggered by health and safety fears

Employers ‘shooting themselves in the foot’ as number of job ads offering flexible working stagnates

How HR can play a ‘starring role’ in making flexible working actually work

Should right to disconnect be law?

Engaged employees likely work at least two days a week onsite

Why only total work flexibility will do – and that means work from anywhere, anytime

What are the legal rules if an employee wants to work remotely… overseas?

Legal
Regulating gender washing in the UK workplace

Supreme Court dismisses holiday pay appeal: what does it mean for HR?

Changes to the spent conviction rules

The Worker Protection Act: a new duty on employers

Making mental health days work

Bankers’ bonus cap lifted: implications for employers

Can we keep the human in HR?

Tackling workplace sexual harassment

Case update: employment status of PSC contractors

Is the four-day week here to stay?

CIPD member specials
Organisation development: what is it and how does HR 'do OD' successfully?

Is pay benchmarking working? An interactive report for HR professionals

People Management TV: How to make someone redundant (if you really have to)

Performance management: an interactive report for HR professionals
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People Management TV: Is the four-day week worth the hype?

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Learning and development
In depth
What if? Podcast
What if… no one was rich?

What if… everyone got cancelled?

What if… we did away with experts?

What if… China invaded Taiwan?

What if… there was no employment law?

What if… you could brainwash staff?

What if… men took more parental leave than women?

What if… no one was an employee?

What if… CEOs were activists?

What if… we never retired?

What if… everyone went on strike?

What if... we brought our true selves to work?

Announcing series 3 of the What if? podcast!

Tune in or drop out? The hit L&D podcasts guide

Podcast: Why everybody wins when you invest in your people

CIPD Championing better work and working lives

Tackling conflict at work
New guidance on dealing with bullying and workplace conflict for HR professionals and line managers.

Podcast: Measuring learning transfer
How can organisations measure and evaluate the impact of their L&D programmes?

People Profession 2030: a view of future trends
The CIPD's 2020 report explores the key trends influencing the future of work and how they will shape the people profession

Thrive in a changing world of work
The CIPD's new learning experiences: overcome day-to-day challenges and excel now and throughout your career.
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Deputy Director, Line Management Capability Programme (LMC)
Cabinet Office, Glasgow, London, Sheffield
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Executive Director of Change and Innovation
Wandsworth & Richmond Council, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater)
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HR Generalist
Essity, Prudhoe, Northumberland
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Director of People and Culture
Gloucestershire College, Gloucester, Gloucestershire